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I want to see Bledsoe get in
He has a good case to make. I've provided some data below that suggest his career numbers match up well against those who are already in Canton, but don't scream out "you have to pick me." He joined a team that had won a total of nine games in the prior three years, rode the Parcells wave for a few years and then suffered under three years of the Carroll error and had only one year under Belichick before giving way to Brady, so he will be forgiven for some of his shortfalls, especially in the W/L area.
If you think about the QB's who will be coming up for consideration in the next few years, Favre will be a slam dunk first rounder. I think that Drew has a stronger case to make statistically than Kurt Warner, who will base his case on multiple SB appearances and his ring. But, winning a championship has never been the deciding factor for the Hall voters. Bottom Line: I don't see how they could put Warner in and keep Bledsoe out.
If you look at the 17 SB Era HOF QB's (i.e., QB's who played at least one season since 1966), here are their average stats compared to Bledsoe's actuals:
Years in League: 15.3 (range, low to high, 11-19) DB: 14
Games Played: 190.2 (131-246) DB: 194
Win Percent: 0.597 (0.463-0.746) DB: 0.487
Completions: 2,861.6 (1,685-4,967) DB: 3,839
Attempts: 4,936.7 (2,958-8,358) DB: 6,717
Completion Percent: 0.577 (0.501-0.645) DB: 0.572
Yards: 36,683.8 (22,700-61,361) DB: 44,611
Yards per Attempt: 7.5 (7.0-8.0) DB: 6.6
Yards per Completion: 13.0 (11.4-14.7) DB: 11.6
Touchdowns: 245.9 (152-420) DB: 251
Interceptions: 191.5 (107-266) DB: 206
TD % Attempts: 5.1 (3.5-6.4) DB: 3.7
INT % Attempts: 4.0 (2.6-5.8) DB: 3.1
TD to INT Ratio: 1.32 (0.79-2.17) DB: 1.22
Pass Rating: 81.8 (65.5-96.8) DB: 77.1
Starting and Winning QB for:
0 League Championships: six (Fouts, Jurgensen, Kelly, Marino, Moon, Tarkenton) (DB)
1 League Championship: two (Namath, Young)
2 League Championships: three (Elway, B. Griese, Staubach)
3 League Championships: two (Aikman, Unitas)
4 League Championships: three (Bradshaw, Dawson*, Montana)
5 League Championships: one (Starr)
(*three from the AFL)